Flying-machine.



M. STBZ'ELEGKI.

FLYING MACHHIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, mos.

"Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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M. STHIELEUK FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED mm, 1.2, H08

MAX srR'zELEcKI, OF SAN FRANo'Isoo, CALIFORNIA.

FLYING-MA (IRENE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented March 30, mos.

Application filed Karen 12, 1908. Serial No. 420,639.

To all whom it may ronogrn:

Be it known that I, li/lAX S'IRZELEIOKI, a subject of the Emperor of Gernnmy, residing nt'Sa'n Francisco, in the county of San Franoiseo and State of (Jzilil'ornio, have invented a nevv'and useful Flying-liinehine, ol whieh the following is a specification in such lull 'ond clear terms will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the smile.

This invention relates to :1 flying machine which is supported by means of a body ofgas in the wings and tail thereof the obiei t being to provide the wings and tail with enough gas to -aoticelly suspend the marhine and. a load, t ius giving the power of moven'ient to the machine by simply moving the wings and tail, or if desired a suitable field may be used to assist in supporting the mnrhine adapted to give motion to the person wishing to move in the manner set forth hen-in, but this lette r forms no port of the invention.

An object of the invention is to give the person using the machine the power to move the tail in any desired direriibn in order to steer the machine at will.

Other objects of the invention wi ll appear as the description proreeds.

In the drawing, in whieh the some cl orzioter of reference is applied to the some parts throughout, Figure l is :i plan view of he mechine, certain parts being shown in section, Fig. 2 is o verti sd sectional view loo];- ing from the front of lhe nmrhine, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the car and tail of the machine, and Fig. slis a cross sectional view of the hose of ibe i'uil the tail to the base.

The machine is provided with o. rml, utoil 2 and the wings 3 and ll The wings are secured to the sides of lhersr by means of the brackets 6, of whirh there may be surh number as may be reouirwl, there being one bracket for each crank pin used. The wings are pivoted for movement in :L vertical plane and have secured to them the arms 7 \vhirh extend into the (-or and over the main shaft of the machine for enou h to be ronneeled 1 With the pitmen 8 by moons of the links 9. In order that the wingsmay be reused to move upwardly in the proper manner lhe u )per end of the pilmen 5 moves in a slotted platen), said plate being secured to the body of the car in any suitable mam'ier.

silk or other material that will be light and The Wings may be made of angles covered with at thevv sometime hold the gas in the wings. The inner ends of esroh of the frames holding the great strength in a vertical direetion to the wings. It will be understood that it will be necessary to make the framework of the mach in e of the lightest possible nmt-erinl in order to give the necessary strength with the necessary rigidity. 1

There are shown in the ear four pitmon '8, one for each frame of the wings, and each pitmon is driven by means of a gear Who'd 1:1 \vhieh is revolul'lle in a box 12, and which isdriven by means of the small gear 1 3- there being one such small gear for each of the large gears. The small gears 13 are carried by means of the shaft 14 which in turn is driven by means of the gear 15 from the small pinion 16 at the motor M.

A scat is provided for the person who is driving the machine and in order to move the tail of the machine in any desired direction it is provided with :L collar 17 which is pivoted at 18 to move in a vertical plane and at 19 to move in a. horizontal plane, the ropes 20 being provided for the vertical movement and the ropes 21 for the horizontal movement, a steering wheel 22 and lever 26 being placed in front of the seat and within reach of the person driving the machine, said steering wheel and lover being carried by the support El. Al the front of the wings there are plzu-ed the hall rirruln-r plates 25 which give l the front edge of the wings a rounded uppenrmire when the covering has been secured to them. showing the means for securing the rd:- of I The lnmd lever 26 is pivoted to the side of the ear and to it are serured the ropes 20, and being passed around a small wheel 27 on the base of the toil, the rope passing around the wheel twire so that it will be sure to turn the wheel even when quiie slack, but in order to have the rope slnckened as little as possible when the side movement is made the small pulleys are plared near the top of the ear'for the rope 20 to pass over. 'llie rope 21 passes around the drum on the shaft of the steering wheel 22, then around the smell nilleys 28 and 29 at the rear of the can, and then to the opposite side oi the lnil hose loops 30 being formed in the rope to give some slightmovemenl lhereto, and l'o allo\v lhe other movements to lake plnee wvilhont interference.

The tail is supported by means of brackets 31 the same as the brackets used on the sides of the car.

silk is made of a sheet of metsil to give lot In order that the landing may not be too sudden the lazy tongs 32 are provided there being one set on each side of the car and near the center thereof, a rope 33 being used by the operator to pull the tongs into the extended position when a landing is to be made, and when in the air they are pulled up close to the car.

The Wings of themachine are made from angles and are braced in the manner shown, a plate 34 extending the full depth of the wing near its inner edge to give additional strength in a vertical direction.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Leti ters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a flying machine, the combination of a car, wings pivoted to the car and having a gas supporting field, a tail pivoted to the rear of the car and having a gas supporting field, a

motor adapted to drive the wings, means to i move the tail horizontally and means to 1 move the tail vertically at the will of the operator. g

' 2. In a flying machine, the combination of a car, wings pivoted to the sides of the car cured to the rear 0 the machine, a motor adapted t-o drive the Wings and move them in 1 vertical planes, and means to move the tail 1 at the will of the operator. 3. In a flying machine, the combination of a car, wings pivoted to the sides of the car and having a gas supporting field, a tail secured to the rear of the car and having a gas supporting field said tail adapted to move in vertical and horizontal planes, a motor 1 adaptedto drive the wings, ropes secured to the base of the tail and adapted to either move the tail in a vertical or in a horizontal direction at the will of the operatorv In testimony whereof I have set my hand i this 27th day of February A. D. 1908, in the l presence. ofthe two subscribed witnesses.

MAX STRZELECKII Witnesses: W. T, Hess, C. P. GRIFFIN.

and having a gas su porting field, a tail se- 

